Great, affordable family fun for all ages.
This year there will be 3 judges,
plus one "Mystery" judge who will vote for the
Chef's Challenge Champion 2017,
and continuing with tradition, the public will vote for the
"People's Choice" winner.

Ticket Prices:
â¢ Adults: $15 in advance, $20 at the door
â¢ Seniors (65+) & students with college ID: $10 in advance, $15 at the door
â¢ Kids (12 and under): $5 for kids

Time:

7:00pm

Location:

Manchester Town Hall, Manchester Room, 41 Center St., Manchester

Description:

2017 Schedule of Regular Building Committee Meetings

Notice is hereby given that the Building Committee of the Town of Manchester will hold its regular monthly meetings in the year of 2017 as follows:

January 9, 2017
February 6, 2017
March 6, 2017
April 3, 2017 (time change to 5:30 pm)
May 1, 2017
June 5, 2017
July 10, 2017
August 7, 2017
September 11, 2017
October 2, 2017
November 6, 2017
December 4, 2017

All meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Manchester Room Town Hall.

Time:

7:00pm

Location:

Mary Cheney Library 586 Main St

Description:

Mysteries on Main Book Discussion for Adults at Manchester Public Library, Monday, October 2, 2017 at 7:00pm. Join the discussion of Peter Lovesey's novel "The Last Detective" winner of the Anthony Award for best mystery novel. This is the first in the Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond mystery series well known for their use of surprise, strong characters and hard-to-crack puzzles. Discussion takes place in the Howroyd Room at the Mary Cheney Library, 586 Main St., Manchester, CT 06040. Copies are available in the Library's Reference Department and at the Whiton Branch. The FREE program is open to the public and registration is not required. Light refreshments will be served. For further information, please call Adult Services/Reference at 860-645-0821. http://library.townofmanchester.org

Time:

7:00pm

Location:

Lincoln Center Hearing Room 494 Main Street

Description:

Scheduled Meetings for the Planning & Zoning Commission
February 2017 through January 2018

The following is a schedule of meetings to be held by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Meetings take place on Mondays unless otherwise noted, and will be held at 7:00 p.m. in the Lincoln Center Hearing Room, 494 Main Street, Manchester, Connecticut. At combined Public Hearing and Business meetings, the Public Hearing portion will begin at 7:00 p.m. and the Business Meeting will follow immediately after the hearings are closed.

MEETING DATES

February 1, 2017 (Wednesday)
February 13, 2017
March 6, 2017
March 20, 2017
April 3, 2017
April 17, 2017
May 1, 2017
May 15, 2017 (cancelled)
June 5, 2017
June 19, 2017
July 5, 2017 (Wednesday)
July 17, 2017
August 14, 2017
September 6, 2017 (Wednesday)
September 18, 2017
October 2, 2017
October 16, 2017
November 6, 2017
November 20, 2017
December 11, 2017
January 3, 2018 (Wednesday)
January 17, 2018 (Wednesday)

To view public hearing notices, agendas, actions and minutes click here:
http://planning1.townofmanchester.org/index.cfm/boards-and-commissions/planning-zoning-commission-inland-wetlands-agency-aquifer-protection-agency/
(Please note: Public Hearing notices are available 11 days before meeting dates and agendas 48 hours before meeting dates).

Time:

7:30pm

Location:

Army & Navy Club, 1090 Main St., Manchester

Description:

The Council will meet on the first Monday of each month except July and August; meetings are held at the Army & Navy Club.

February 6, 2017
March 6, 2017
April 3, 2017
May 1, 2017
June 5, 2017
September 11, 2017
October 2, 2017
November 6, 2017
December 4, 2017

Time:

9:00am-9:30am

Location:

Village Square, 48 Spencer St., Manchester.

Description:

The Mobile Food Share will be at Squire Village, (1st parking lot off of Imperial Drive #78) 48 Spencer St., Manchester. Please arrive early to be in line for 9am as the truck leaves promptly at 9:30am. Open to the public; Bring a sturdy grocery bag! This program is made possible by FoodShare and Winn Residential - Resident Service Program. For more information call 860-646-1280.

Time:

9:30am

Location:

Senior Center, 549 Middle Turnpike E., Manchester

Description:

The Manchester Senior Center is hosting a Ceremonial Tree Dedication, celebrating 50 years of Senior Services followed by an Open House for anyone that is currently not a member.

The Tree Dedication begins outside the Senior Center with a continental breakfast at 9:30 a.m. At 10:30 a.m. anyone who wishes to attend the open house can enter the Senior Center Library. A presentation is provided regarding the Senior Center programs and activities.

Lunch is then provided at 12:00 p.m. and a tour is given following lunch. To RSVP for lunch, or if you have any questions, please call the Senior Center at 860-647-3210.

Time:

3:00pm-6:00pm

Location:

Manchester High School 134 East Middle Tpke

Description:

Manchester Volunteer Opportunities Fair Set For October 3rd at Manchester High School
The Manchester Community Services Council, along with the Town of Manchester and The Board of Education invite you to come to the Third Annual Volunteer Opportunities Fair on Tuesday, October 3rd from 3-6pm at the Manchester High School Cafeteria located at 134 East Middle Turnpike.

The Manchester Volunteer Fair is designed to connect residents and students to volunteer opportunities in the community. If you are someone that wants to connect with your community, a student looking to complete your volunteer service hours or a recent retiree looking to get involved, this is the perfect opportunity for you to come and be active in the local organizations in Manchester.
The fair is free and open to the public. We are seeking organizations who would like to participate. To date, we have the Manchester Road Race, Rebuilding Together, Interval House, The Manchester Land Trust, Manchester 8th District Fire Department and many more organizations eager to attend. Here is your chance to learn about how to get involved with organizations in the area! For more information on this event, or to register your organization, please contact Molly Devanney at molly@highlandparkmarket.com or 860-338-1612.

Time:

7:00pm

Location:

Hearing Room at Lincoln Center, 494 Main Street, Manchester

Description:

Pursuant to Chapter 3 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, Section 1-21, notice is hereby given that the schedule of Regular Meetings of the Board of Directors for year 2017 is as follows:

January 3 and (10th cancelled)
February 7 and (14th cancelled)
March 7 and 14 (14th c)
April 4, 11, and 18(11th & 18th Cancelled)
May 2 and 9
June 6 and 13 (13th Cancelled)
July 11 and 18 (18th Cancelled)
August 1 and 8 (1st Cancelled)
September 5 and 12 (Sept. 12 is a Special Meeting)
October 3 and 10 (10th Cancelled)
*November 20 and 21
December 5 and 12 (Dec.5 cancelled)

Agendas are posted online prior to the meeting.

*Swearing In Ceremony is on Monday, November 20th, at Cheney Hall. Meeting of the newly elected Board
of Directors is Tuesday, November 21st.

Regular meetings will be held in the Hearing Room at Lincoln Center, 494 Main Street, Manchester, Connecticut at 7:00 p.m. Special Meetings will be held at such time and places as determined by the Board of Directors.

Description:

To obtain a registration form and contest guidelines go to www.downtownmanchester.org or contact the Downtown Manchester Special Services District at 860 645-2101 or via email at tparseliti@manchesterct.gov Scarecrow registrations will be accepted until October 4.

Businesses, organizations and interested individuals are invited to create a family friendly Scarecrow for display in Downtown Manchester during the 9th Annual Downtown Scarecrow Festival. The Scarecrows will be on display for a 2 week period from October 14 thru
October 28.
The Scarecrow Festival is sponsored by the Downtown Manchester Special Services District with the support of Crimson Art Box

First, Second and Third Place prizes will be awarded in both the Peopleâs Choice and Facebook Favorites categories.

Each year as many as 35 scarecrows are on display, enlivening the Downtown and drawing visitors from around the region to stroll Main Street, take photos, discover our great businesses and enjoy the special ambience created by the displays.

Scarecrow Artists must register to participate. Scarecrows are to be installed by the artists in assigned locations between October 11 and October 14.

Time:

5:00pm-8:00pm

Location:

Spruce Street Market, 153 & 160 Spruce St., Manchester

Description:

Please join us for the last Spruce Street Market of the season. Live music by Driving Iris and the Guinea Pigs. Weâll see you all next year!

Call the Office of Neighborhoods & Families for more information (860) 647-3089

Time:

6:30pm

Location:

East Side Neighborhood Resource Center, 153 Spruce St. Manchester

Description:

All residents living from Main Street east to Autumn Street and East Center Street South to Charter Oak Street are invited! Regular meetings are held the 1st Wednesday each month at East Side Neighborhood Resource Center.

We welcome new members to join our current members to learn about their respective neighborhoods in town. For more info, contact Officer Hughes, Community Relations, 860-645-5500, or email hughesm@manchesterct.gov

Time:

10:00am

Location:

Top Stone Golf Course 516 Griffin Rd So. Windsor,CT

Description:

MARCH,Inc. of Manchester is hosting it's 14th annual Autumn Scramble on Thursday October 5th at Top Stone Golf Course, 516 Griffin Road, South Windsor, CT.
The benefit golf tournament is to raise money to benefit individuals with developmental disabilities.

Please consider becoming a sponsor donating a raffle prize or registering a foursome.

CRAWLERS AND WALKERS - This program is an open playgroup concept with the opportunity for children to play and interact with other children in a preschool setting. The crawlers and walkers group is for children ages 2 and under with the preschool classroom space being open for walkers and a carpeted room with manipulative toys available for crawlers and babies who are not yet mobile. There is a private changing and nursing room available for families to use.

This program runs the first Friday of every month from 11:30am-1pm. Each Drop-in day requires separate registration. The classroom space is the first right in the rotary of Northwest Park in a warehouse-like building called Activity Building.

RUNNERS AND JUMPERS: This program is an unstructured open playgroup concept with the opportunity for children to play and interact with other children in a preschool setting. The runners and jumpers group is for children ages 2-5 years old and is a free-play time to explore and engage in a fun and safe environment. This program runs the first Friday of every month from 2:30-4pm. Each Drop-in day requires separate registration. The classroom space is the first right in the rotary of Northwest Park in a warehouse-like building called Activity Building.

The Manchester BEARS in conjunction with Manchester Emergency Management Agency is sponsoring a certification class for the basic ham license (technician level). The cost of the class is free. There is no age limit, but youths must take and pass the same test as the adults.

Once certified what can you do? You can literally talk to the world â for free! Alternatively, you can join the Manchester Emergency Communications team (known as EMCOMM). Where you can assist with ham radio communications during a large scale emergency (like a blizzard). The Emcomm team practices their radio skills every Tuesday and Thursday evening NETs (participation on these local checkins is encouraged â it is not mandatory). If this is something that interests you and you have additional questions, please see the contact information below.

The classes begin Friday October 6 and continue every Friday for 5 weeks, with the review and exam on November 7. The classes are free, but the FCC has a $15.00 test and license fee due on exam night. The classes start at 7:00 PM and finish before 9:30 PM.

The classes have a limited number of seats available and tend to fill up quickly. If you are interested or have any questions or wish to enroll in class, please contact Don Janelle, Manchester Emergency Management, at 860-647-5259. Please leave a message, with call back phone number, if no one is in the office to take your call.

Time:

9:00am

Location:

Senior Center Library, 549 East Middle Turnpike, Manchester

Description:

The Senior Center Advisory Committee Meeting meets every first Friday of each month.

February 3, 2017
March 3, 2017
April 7, 2017
May 5, 2017
June 2, 2017
July 7, 2017
August 4, 2017
September 1, 2017
October 6, 2017
November 3, 2017
December 1, 2017

All Senior Center Members are encouraged to attend to discuss issues of concern to members, bring forward suggestions to the administration and be visionaries for the future!

Time:

6:00pm-8:30pm

Location:

Bennet Leisure Center. 22 School St

Description:

Join us in kicking off the new season for the Bennet Leisure Center, a night of fun games, and family activities.

Free Walking Tour in the Cheney National Historic District Saturday, October 7, starting at 1:00 p.m. in front of 146 Hartford Road, the former Cheney Office Building. Find out about the huge brick buildings that remain from the days of the world-famous silk mills. Who worked there? Who owned the mills? Where did workers and owners live? No rain date, so bring umbrellas if weather is iffy. Extreme weather cancels. Information about the Cheney district and Manchester's history at www.manchesterhistory.org. The walk is free, but donations to the Manchester Historical Society are welcome.

The Friends of Music at Emanuel will present Renaissonics, the internationally-acclaimed, Boston-based early music ensemble, on Saturday, October 7, at 7:00 p.m. at Emanuel Lutheran Church, 60 Church Street, Manchester. Internationally acclaimed for their artistry, virtuosity and improvisations, the ensemble will feature exquisite madrigals and chamber music; elegant, improvisational dances; early Baroque trio sonatas and music of Elizabethan and Jacobean England played on handcrafted Renaissance instruments. A pre-concert talk by Dr. Robert Galloway will take place in Emanuel's Community Room at 6:15 p.m. A reception will follow the concert in Luther Hall. Concert is free. Donations gratefully accepted.
http://www.renaissonics.weebly.com/